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The Countdown!

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  Over 5 months of chaos. 4 stages of disaster management. 3 levels of vaccine testing. 2 seasons passed. 1 reason: COVID-19. Past, present and future seem the same but what we have in our hands right now may have a positive effect on such time frames. When given the freedom to do anything we have 2 choices: use it to the best of our ability or respect it since you know what it is like to be without. Looking at the circumstances that the freedom was given to us may lead to a better understanding of my previously mentioned choices. Let us have a quick recap of our past experiences shall we… Source:  freepik.com Roughly 5 months ago our country and many others around the world were met with an unknown virus. This virus later revealed itself to be the covid-19 we have today, and was found to be transferred through physical contact. Regulations were put into place and South Africa, along with some other countries, were put under lockdown; no exceptions (besides essential workers). That
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We Make The World We Live In And Shape Our Own Environment !

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What do we call this phase in our era?   Source: Unknown. 2020. Online. Available at: https://www.todaysparent.com/family/family-health/face-mask-faq/amp/  Like a bullet piercing through me, millions of nerves activating at once, was this even true? What my mom told me felt like things that only happen in movies, but little did we know it was seriously happening, we were at the start of a worldwide pandemic. It started off as a mere mother instinct, but she did what she thought was right. "Wash your hands, stay away from crowds, and do not eat takeout…" all these felt like unnecessary instructions, but it was just the start. The day played out quite normal but what happened next baffles me to this moment. All news broadcasts and university chat rooms started flooding with news of a new “Virus”. At first it sounded like something Aunty Saras (from your mother’s sister’s husband’s side) would send on the family group chat and tell you to tie your hair or it would catch you, b
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The First Draft is Just You Telling Yourself The Story.

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The Beginning  source: Camera Roll Essence, the mere abstract of desired scent or taste. Called upon when one is in need of flavour to be added in a peculiar situation or work of art. For me the essence are my thoughts flowing through my fingers and onto allocated letters in order to make desired content available. The mind can be a dreadful place but for some, like myself, it is a place of peace and expectation. Being given the opportunity to share my thoughts and ideas among fellow peers like you my dear reader, has given me a joy that I find hard to explain. Let me not bore you with the cliché introduction as no one really takes heed of those. It is not really something I do, talking about myself, but I think it is mandatory for you (my audience) to be enlightened on what to expect as I hope this will be an ongoing meeting between us. Literature has been my passion since the day I had my first essay topic at school and the difficulty to get me to stop writing has increased over th
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